Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-21
Washington News and Gossip.

IHE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: A Report Of the Meeting Of the Board OF
PUBLIC School Trustees, Dedication of the Tempo
rary Home for Unfortunates, Europe on a War
FOOTING, The Hughes-Hallett Scandal, Thistle and
volunteer, telegraphtc dispatches, &c. The
advertisements are CLASSIFIED as follows:
Auction Sales, Ladies' Goods, Books
sewing Machines, Summer Resorts, Den
tlstry, Pianos and Organs, Housefurnishings
Financial, Educational, Family Supplies, Rail-
roads, Potomac River Boats, Ocean Steamers
wood and Coal, Medical Professional, Special
ties, The Trades, Attorneys.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue., $253, AZ. "a; customs 81, ora, ,s75.33
PRESIDENTIAL PosTMAsrERs APPoINTED.-The
President has appointed the following named
postmasters: VIM. L. Beckheld, at Loveland, Col,
wee j. W. Seaman, resigned; Daniel Flynn, at
Mandan Dak., vice Jos. Hager, resigned; Edgar
signed.
FIRST LIEUT.. ROBERT H. Young has been ordered
before the retiring board for examination.
GERMAN SEWING GIRLS UNABLE TO EARN THEIR
FooD.-Consul Joseph Falkenback, Of Barmer, has
sent to the State Department translation of re-
port to the imperial diet OF Germany upon the
subject Of the condition OF the sewing girls OF that
country. The report states that their wages are
so reduced by competition as not to be enough to
pay for their food alone, and the result is great
suffering and immortality. The daughters Of we'll
to-d0 parents compete with the poor girls also,
making their lot the harder.
ENSIGN MOsKLY DEAD.-A dispatch from Astoria,
oregon, announces the death on the 18th instant,
on the coast survey steamer Macarthur, OF Ensign
N. s. Mosely.
The BLUE Book FOR 1SSs.-Work upon the COM
pilation OF the Government Biennial Register, or
"Blue Book" for 1888, was commenced last Mon
day. Mr.. f. w. Day, who was engaged upon the
previous publication, has been appointed by the
secretary OF the Interior to take charge OF its
1orce. Mr. Day was proof-reader upon last ses-
S1on's Congressional Record. The work on The
Blue Book Is expected TO be completed about April
1, 1883.
and Rear Admiral j. II. Upshur, United States
CommodOres j. G. Walker aud Montgomery Sicard
were registered in New York yesterday.-Sena-
tor German is in BaltimOre-S. Robertson of
Dallas, Tex, Gov. VIM. Larrabee. Gen. w. l..
Alexander, Col. w. T. Black and Col. Ttew of Iowa.
u; NJ; Tnornhill OF Philadelphia and G. NJ. De
Land OF New York, are at Willard's.-W. G. Cool
1dge of Chicago, B. ii. Ridgely OF Louisville, KY,
l. cooper OF Manchester, England, and L. B. Rip
ley OF st. Louis, are at the Rlggs.-ThOs. NJ.
Bayne of Pittsburg, Richardson Glover OF the
Army and W. j. Averill OF Ogdensburg, n. Y, are
at WOrmley's.-J. s. Darling of Nassau, Bahamas,
X. Ballantyne OF Boston, j. b. Bunce OF Hartford,
Conn.,, and J. S. Terry Of Charleston, s. c., are at
the Arlington.-L B. Greifr Of New York. John
c. Flaskell OF North Carolina, G. Lauderman OF
Alabama, Jas. Clark OF Baltimore and f. w. Ed
wards OF Virginia, are at the Metropolitan
Chas. Williams H. o. Philips and A. A. Eberson Of
New York, j. S. solomon OF Mississippi, are at the
National.-W. B. Logan, New Orleans, C. H.
Knott, West Virginia and f. NJ. Leavitt, Portland
Me-, are at the st. James.